间隔 (jiàngé): interval

Measure Word

一个间隔 gè

Literally 'interval and separation' - the space or time between things

HSK 2

两班车的间隔是十分钟。

Liǎng bānchē de jiàngé shì shí fēnzhōng.

The interval between two buses is ten minutes.

HSK 3

请保持一米的间隔。

Qǐng bǎochí yì mǐ de jiàngé.

Please maintain a one-meter gap.

usage

间隔 can refer to both time intervals (时间间隔) and physical spacing (距离间隔). It can also be used as a verb meaning 'to space out'.

间 jiān

隔 gé